Gunter Baby Sommer
Gunter Baby Sommer
Top Songs
| 1 | Selfportrait | ||
| 2 | Von Max für Max (Dedicated to Max Roach) | ||
| 3 | Ed Blackwell (Dedicated to Ed Blackwell) | ||
| 4 | Harmonisches Gerassel für Han (Dedicated to Han Bennink) | ||
| 5 | A Letter to Paul (Dedicated to Paul Lovens) |
Albums
Jul 2013 • 9 songs
Jan 2009 • 6 songs
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Biography
A highly regarded German drummer and percussionist, Günter Sommer aka Günter "Baby" Sommer is known for his extensive work in the field of avant-garde music and European free jazz. From the late '60s onward, Sommer developed a strong reputation as an inventive, forward-thinking performer, working with such luminaries as Wadada Leo Smith, Ulrich Gumpert, Peter Brötzmann, and others. He also issued his own expansive solo percussion albums like 1979's Hörmusik and trio efforts like 2011's Melting Game. Since the mid-'90s, he has also balanced his time between performing and teach...